ChurchNext is hosting a new weekly program offering called "This is NOT Sunday School". The course will run from September 16th-December 20th . It is designed to be a free weekly, inter-generational Christian learning opportunity to help participants draw closed to Jesus Christ. Click here for more information and registration.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
New "Way of Love, Practices for a Jesus-Centered Life" resources support building an intentional small group ministry
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Come away with me and rest a while
Clergy retreat September 28-30
Safeguarding Grants available
Recently Diocesan funds were budgeted to provide grants for small churches to assist in meeting compliance standards (i.e. background checks, credit checks, etc.) for the Policy for the Protection of Children, Youth, and Vulnerable Adults. Small churches who have submitted their Congregational/Organizational Safe Church Annual Audit and have provided the Diocese with the preceding two calendar years' financial audit reports are eligible to apply to apply for a Safeguarding Grant. Click here for the application form. If you have questions please contact Canon Lynn Farlin at lfarlin@diosova.org or via phone at 757-213-3377.
Celebrate the Season of Creation
Season of Creation resources include:
- Season of Creation Weekly Devotional
- Season of Creation website, featuring a celebration guide, prayer, ways to take action and more.
- Episcopal liturgical resources for honoring God in creation. Also available in Spanish here.
- Creation Care resource page - Compiled by Episcopalians from across the Church, this page includes resources on loving formation (teaching, preaching, worship), liberating advocacy for environmental justice, and life-giving conservation and sustainability efforts. Users are invited to share their best resources here.
- Episcopal Church St. Francis Day resources - Use this comprehensive resource to plan a Blessing of the Animals service, a St. Francis Day service, or to find story books and historical resources about St. Francis of Assisi.
- La Bendicion de los Animales - Blessing of the Animals services in Spanish.
The
Season of Creation is an excellent opportunity to try out an outdoor
formation event or outdoor worship service where safe, as a source of
joy and connection with animals and with God's creation.